Texas Senate, District 5

District 5 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves Brazos, Burleson, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Trinity, Walker and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 5 is Steve Ogden.

Election history

Election history of District 5 from 1992. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]

Most recent election

2006

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 5 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Steve Ogden (Incumbent)
votes = 105,979
percentage = 61.48
change = -25.38Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Stephen Wyman
votes = 59,671
percentage = 34.62
change = +34.62Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Darrell R. Grear
votes = 6,719
percentage = 3.90
change = -9.25Election box majority
votes = 46,308
percentage = 26.87
change = -46.84Election box turnout
votes = 172,369
percentage =
change = 22.59Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

Previous elections

2002

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 5 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Steve Ogden (Incumbent)
votes = 122,119
percentage = 86.86
change = +31.19Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Randall Barfield
votes = 18,482
percentage = 13.14
change = +13.14Election box majority
votes = 103,637
percentage = 73.71
change = +62.38Election box turnout
votes = 140,601
percentage =
change = +1.35Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1998

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title=Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 5 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1998 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Steve Ogden (Incumbent)
votes = 77,227
percentage = 55.67
change = +0.21Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Mary M. Moore
votes = 61,508
percentage = 44.33
change = -0.21Election box majority
votes = 15,719
percentage = 11.33
change = +0.41Election box turnout
votes = 138,735
percentage =
change = +262.17Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1997

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title=Special election, 1997: Senate District 5, Unexpired term [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = January 1997 Special Elections | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Mary M. Moore
votes = 17,062
percentage = 44.54
change = -11.45Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Steve Ogden
votes = 21,245
percentage = 55.46
change = +11.45Election box majority
votes = 4,183
percentage = 10.92
change = -1.06Election box turnout
votes = 38,307
percentage =
change = -74.01Election box gain with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser = Democratic Party (US)

1994

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title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 5 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Jim Turner (Incumbent)
votes = 82,541
percentage = 55.99
change = -44.01Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jerry T. Thornton
votes = 64,875
percentage = 44.01
change = +44.01Election box majority
votes = 17,666
percentage = 11.98
change = -88.02Election box turnout
votes = 147,416
percentage =
change = +9.30Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1992

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 5 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Jim Turner (Incumbent)
votes = 134,875
percentage = 100.00
change = Election box majority
votes = 134,875
percentage = 100.00
change = Election box turnout
votes = 134,875
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

District officeholders

References